Laura Tucker's new book is All the Greys on Greene Street.From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for All the Greys on Greene Street, and for your character Olympia?Visit Laura Tucker's website.
A: I wanted to write about an artist living in a time and place where making art was as natural as breathing.
Q: The novel takes place in New York City in the early 1980s. Why did you choose to set it there, and how important is setting to you in your writing?
A: Setting is really important to me; I’ve always loved books that give you insider access to special or unusual worlds. By 1981, artists and galleries had taken over a lot of abandoned industrial spaces in SoHo. I was curious to know what it would have been like to be a kid growing up there.
Q: Can you say more about why you decided to focus on artists in this novel?
A: I'm fascinated by...[read on]
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